Battle of Jaljulya

The Battle of Jaljulya (132) occurred when a force of 462 rebellious Jews under Albert ben Reli ambushed two centuriae of Legio XIV Forctis under Quintus Sempronius Faustinius on the coast of Israel and wiped them out with only 21 losses. This was one of the many guerrilla ambushes of the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire.

History
Albert ben Reli led a force of 462 rebellious Jews, made up of peltasts and swordsmen, in an ambush against the legate Quintus Sempronius Faustinius as his 182 Roman troops went on patrol to hunt down reported Jewish brigands in the area. The Romans were lured out by the sight of peltasts attacking, and the legate charged at them. However, the Jewish swordsmen then rushed in front of the peltasts and engaged in melee as the peltasts went around the Roman flanks and pelted the Romans with javelins. The Romans were massacred, with all 182 of them being killed before they could escape. This battle was a classic example of the warfare fought in the Bar Kokhba revolt.